KG wrote:I don't see a Gaborik signing..I would do flips if they did, but that is dangerous with the current cap situation. Unless the cap goes up considerably, it is very dangerous...

Gionta, Havlat, Cole, Tanguay, Sedin, Afingenov, Kotalik are players the pens should have real interest in...In a perfect world, they sign 2 from that group...

That's right on the money I think- Gaborik could be signed but it is very dangerous, especially a few years down the road when they have to resign Letang, Goligoski, (Caputi), and deal with any other needs. It could fit short term but a few years down the road it would crash and burn.

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What I meant was his $4-5 mil will go towards Gaborik, then we'll have cash left to fill out the rest of the roster.

We'd have approx. $5.0M then to replace 3 guys. Our depth would be lacking then, and our hands would be tied for the next 4-5 years since we'd have approx $35M tied into five players over the next 4-5 years. That would mean the other 20 players would have to make an average of approx $1.25M each.

What I meant was his $4-5 mil will go towards Gaborik, then we'll have cash left to fill out the rest of the roster.

We'd have approx. $5.0M then to replace 3 guys. Our depth would be lacking then, and our hands would be tied for the next 4-5 years since we'd have approx $35M tied into five players over the next 4-5 years. That would mean the other 20 players would have to make an average of approx $1.25M each.

Gonchar will be off the cap after next year. Other trades can be made, etc.

You also have to hope that the good drafting they have done can plug some of those holes like Caputi.

I think Gill and Sydor are replaced from within in Gogo and one of the other WBS guys...

You also have Gonchar coming off the books very soon... I would love to see him re-uped here... but will see if he wants to maybe take a smaller contract to finish his career on a winning team. He will demand top dollar and will get it if needed.

I think guys like Caputi, Kennedy, Minard even... will be looked upon to fill roles on the top two lines... not saying both will be on the sides of Crosby and Malkin but one on each line... fill in a top flight winger for crosby, and hopefully re-up Syko...

What I meant was his $4-5 mil will go towards Gaborik, then we'll have cash left to fill out the rest of the roster.

We'd have approx. $5.0M then to replace 3 guys. Our depth would be lacking then, and our hands would be tied for the next 4-5 years since we'd have approx $35M tied into five players over the next 4-5 years. That would mean the other 20 players would have to make an average of approx $1.25M each.

Gonchar will be off the cap after next year. Other trades can be made, etc.

You also have to hope that the good drafting they have done can plug some of those holes like Caputi.

I didn't include Gonchar in that number. I included Sid, Malkin, Gaborik, Fluery, and Whitney.

It takes time for those players to develop to fill those holes. I'm not judging by the first three games, but we are seeing what Letang and Gologoski can do if those who wanted Gonchar and Whitney traded had their wish. Plus, they will want raises too if they can do the job, and we won't be able to afford them.

Is Alexander Frolov apart of the King's core? They aren't going after Dustin Brown. Frolov might be the option. Patrick O'Sullivan moves to wing. Kopitar/Brown on their first line, Staal/O'Sullivan on their 2nd line.